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Hew (Verb)

Make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The woodcutter used his axe to hew a new wooden beam from the freshly cut log.
The ancient stonemason carefully hewed out intricate carvings on the church wall.
Using an axe, the archaeologist hewed away parts of the rock that were covering the fossils.
To make his way through the dense forest, the explorer hewed a path by cutting down the thick underbrush.
The sculptor spent hours hewing the marble block to create the perfect shape for her art piece.

Strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The woodsman's mighty swing helped to hew the tree into manageable sections for easier transportation.
Hew the ends of the log at an angle to prevent water from collecting.
Villagers were forced to hew down trees to make way for the new road.
With a strong swing of his axe, he managed to hew through the stubborn branch.
To keep warm during the winter, they would hew wood from the nearby forest.